r/Hermes
First time running hermes
I have a huge obsidian vault with lots of notes and links and for a long time I've seen videos of how make those notes a brain for my AI agent but never had configured it properly. Now for the first time I've just started using Obsidian as a knowledge base for my AI agent with Hermes running deepseek v4 flash as default. Wish me luck, im in!
u/Sea_Bass7670 — 1 day ago
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Has Hermes "noticed" me?
I'm not particularly new to Hellenism but have not been actively practicing for a few years recently for a few different reasons, but that's not particularly important at the moment.
Earlier today I thought to myself about adding some symbols of Hermes to my bike for some extra protection on longer journeys and while commuting to work. I hadn't yet searched for anything online (I like to see what I can make/use from things I already own when I can) but when I opened Pinterest I was greeted straight away by the painting The Souls of Acheron.
Admittedly my pinterest is usually full of classical painting and art so it could just be a coincidence but it feels like it could be more.
I think I have prayed to nearly all of the Gods at one point or another but I've never had an interaction with Hermes like this before, is it safe to assume that He has noticed me thinking about him?
u/cassandra_lilith — 3 days ago
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Dream about Hermes
I’m pretty new to polytheism, and had been leaning Irish in my interests, until two nights ago, when I had a dream that I was trapped in an obstacle course and Hermes help me escape it, and then told me to call on him if I needed his help again with anything. This seems too direct to actually be anything from the god, but I figure I ought to acknowledge it in case. What do you guys think? If it is him, why might he do it? What should I do?
u/poppet_corn — 5 days ago
Rome Airport!
I’m about to leave Italy and want to pickup a small thank you for my mom from Hermes duty free. Looking for some ideas on your best/most used small purchases, please. What item do you love that you have, or what do you use the most often?
Update: went with the Clic H bracelet. My 17 year old felt it was the best purchase for her so who am I to argue?!
u/Different-Stick1981 — 6 days ago
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Queers For Mercury Free Zine!
Here’s a link to the free zine for Queers For Mercury, a rite people can perform for the blessings of Hermes/Mercury on them and all queer people. Happy Pride!
u/SerpentBride — 8 days ago
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Hermes and Blue: Random Thoughts
Something I've been thinking about recently is Hermes and the color blue.
Traditionally, Hermes has no color association with [light] blue--his chlamys is usually depicted as red, gold, or orange, and those tend to be his "traditional" colors.
But in modern practice, especially among people who aren't big nerds about traditional depictions, light blue is consistently a color association we see. The reasons for this are pretty obvious: Hermes is associated with speed and travel, which gives him an air affiliation, and in the west, air is associated with light blue because it's the color of the sky. I've attached a couple of depictions by mby_52025 and saniodigitalart off instagram where Hermes has a blue Chlamys.
Light blue has been a fairly common air color association for awhile now, and it made me think--with Hermes' affiliations, zipping around in the sky and bothering both gods and mortals, it's surprising we don't see the light blue affiliation sooner. But then I thought--or is it? The Ancient Greeks didn't have a word for blue. (Source.) it makes me wonder if one reason why Hermes' didn't have a blue affiliation sooner is because it simply wasn't a color Greeks could easily source, especially prior to having regular trade with Egypt (one of the first places with a reliable supply of blue pigment.)
u/Gang_Warily0404 — 13 days ago
Hermes San Diego store opening party
I got invited. Has anyone been to an Hermes store opening? What should I expect.
u/silkandsaddles — 12 days ago
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Limerick
The messager God, Son of Maia
He's my information suppliah
And with a quick wink
He'll gone in a blink
And He knows just what each coin will buy ya
u/Alyxtheamused — 11 days ago
What can I paint or do to this offering dish for Lord Hermes?? It’s the bottom of a plastic mint container
u/Ecstatic_Life_4072 — 13 days ago